How Long Does The Hiv Virus Stay Alive In Fresh Air

...became infected with HIV as a result of contact with blood or other body secretions from an HIV-infected person in the household. For information on these cases refer to the May 20, 1994, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, " Human Immunodeficiency Virus Transmission in Household Settings -- United States ." Persons living with HIV and persons providing home care for those living with HIV should be fully educated and trained regarding...

Doctor Bob, English is not my first language, but I hope this message will be anyhow clear.I had protected sex with a street girl in a car, the same car after about 30 minutes I left it, has been used by other persons.Now Im wondering about how long...

...Hi,Your fears are unwarranted. The environment inside the car would not significantly affect the survival of HIV outside the body left on any of the car's surfaces. There would be no HIV-transmission risk to other folks using the car 30 minutes Read more »

Hello Dr. Bob, I appreciate all the excellent work you do here...I searched very diligently for a similar question in the site's archives, but could not find one...I think that my worries are mostly psychological, but I also believe that receiving...

...common (see below). Responding to your specific worry:1.Vomit that does not contain visible blood has no chance of transmitting HIV.2.Even if the vomit contained visible blood, the chances the blood would be HIV infected is remote at best.3.Even... Read more »

Hi Dr. Bob, thanks very much for your kind response to my question of the same title dated June 11, for which I have posted the link immediately below. http://www.thebody.com/Forums/AIDS/SafeSex/Current/Q201985.htmlI would like to ask one quick...

I have searched the archives, and Have found some ref. to this,but could you please help me? how long does HIV stay infectius after cumming? if i guy jacks off and cums, wipes off with a towel,gets dressed and then cums and shake my hand which had...

...gets dressed and the comes and shakes my hand which has a deep non-bleeding cut on it, can I get infected?" No, you cannot. If HIV were that easy to get, it would have wiped out the planet long ago.As for how longHIV survives outside the body,... Read more »

... Let's start with the basics . HIV is short for "human immunodeficiency virus." How Do You Get HIV? Meet the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) You can get HIV through unprotected sex or by sharing needles or other equipment... Read more »

...integrated into) the CD4 cell, itcommands the CD4 cell to start making new HIV proteins. The proteins are thebuilding blocks for new HIV viruses. They are produced in long chains. Assembly An HIV enzyme called protease cuts... Read more »

...what's going on?" My wife had given him permission to disclose to me what she had just found out. She had been tested for the AIDS virus. The test was positive. My God, how am I going to get us through this? I know she is not informed on this. I... Read more »

...Tests Are Available? Where Can I Get Tested? Is There a Vaccine to Prevent HIV Infection? What Is HIV? HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus. HIV is the virus that causes AIDS. Your immune system is your body's defense system.... Read more »

...Back in 1986 was the first time all military was tested for Aids. Me along with about 20 others were imediately shipped out, to Wilford Hall I was given a choice, either get a medical discharge, or finish Read more »

...Anybody can post here. And some people are here to try and make money out of us by offering to share with us magical cures for HIV/AIDS. I have just received yet another email from a Peter Dijkstra, in Africa, who says that he is a "Life Skills... Read more »

...others who experience these electric dreams, who believe these dreams have been brought on by the drugs they are taking to prolong their lives, drugs that seem to be keeping those opportunistic ailments at bay. Ive read that many older men (am I... Read more »

My lover and I have been together for over six years. I've worked away from home for the last three and just returned home permanently. He's been very ill for the last bit and has just admitted to me that he is Positive. He's known for the last two... Read more »

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